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When societies worry about media effects, why do they focus so much on young people? Is advertising to blame for binge drinking? Do films and video games inspire school shootings? Tackling these kinds of questions, <b>Youth and Media</b> explains why young people are central to understanding critical issues in media studies and media education.
Understanding Celebrity: Bam Margera and the Role of Sport in Media Convergence
Understanding Celebrity: Bam Margera and the Role of Sport in Media Convergence
Barack Obama's success indicates that a common question – Why do young people find celebrities so enthralling? – hints at some complicated changes in media industries, and the ways that audiences engage with them. Indeed, some very important media scholars believe that young people's apparent obsession with celebrity is a compelling reason why it's important to hang on to the idea that global media industries exercise control over how we understand, discuss and live in the world. All of this is to say that a serious study of celebrity culture is worthwhile, and it needs to get beyond clichés about ...
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